Papuan Lorikeet

Papuan Lorikeet
Papuan Lorikeet
Charmosyna papou goliathina
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittacidae
Tribe: Lorini
Genus: Charmosyna
Species: C. papou
Binomial name
Charmosyna papou
(Scopoli, 1786)

The Papuan Lorikeet, also known as Stella's Lorikeet and Mount-Goliath Lorikeet (Charmosyna papou) is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.

Stella's Lorikeet C. p. goliathina in melanistic phase at Louisville Zoo, USA

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